Tuesday, April 6, 2010

More Construction and a Sneak Peek!

What do the tools below have in common?

The answer is a quilter who also fancies herself a builder! Yes, Squash House Construction Company has been at it again! We have a rather large closet off the dining room that at one time had just one dowel from which to hang coats. Apparently the previous owners had to take the dowel with them, so for us it was one large empty closet. We were going to bring professionals in to set up shelves and hanging rods until I saw what appeared to be a fairly easy kit at Home Depot which would work perfectly! It took me about 3 1/2 hours yesterday and a few choice spoken words, but here is the finish below! Once we make room in the garage for Sophie's carrier, we can hang things from the bottom rod. What you can't see is on the right side I also installed some nice hooks for brooms and the vacuum cleaner fits neatly to the left of the shelves. Now I'm tempted to tackle the master bedroom closets! Oh...and I really did use one of my quilting rulers in the construction!I've also been working in the studio off and on. Here is a sneak peek at my current project. I should have a reveal in a couple of weeks or so.

Great job! I'm sure you feel great to have accomplished this on your own! I designed (and Greg installed) our closet organizers. They truly make a huge difference on what you can do with the space and how much you can store in them.

Isn't it amazing what people take? When we moved into one of our houses, we found they'd taken the mailbox from the corner of the driveway!!! And the mirror from over the sink in the main bath. Oh well!